Deuteronomy 21:6

In 11 translations

BSB

Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,

KJV

And all the elders of that city, that are next unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

WEB

All the elders of that city which is nearest to the slain man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

ASV

And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;

LSV

and all [the] elderly of that city, who are near to the slain one, wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

YLT

and all the elders of that city, who are near unto the slain one, do wash their hands over the heifer which is beheaded in the valley,

DBY

And all the elders of that city, that are nearest unto him that is slain, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck is broken in the watercourse,

DRC

And the ancients of that city shall come to the person slain, and shall wash their hands over the heifer that was killed in the valley,

GNV

And all the Elders of that citie that came neere to the slayne man, shall wash their hands ouer the heifer that is beheaded in the valley:

JPS

And all the elders of that city, who are nearest unto the slain man, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.

LXXE

And all the elders of that city who draw nigh to the slain man shall wash their hands over the head of the heifer which was slain in the valley;

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְכֹ֗ל זִקְנֵי֙ הָעִ֣יר הַהִ֔וא הַקְּרֹבִ֖ים אֶל־הֶחָלָ֑ל יִרְחֲצוּ֙ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶ֔ם עַל־הָעֶגְלָ֖ה הָעֲרוּפָ֥ה בַנָּֽחַל׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ πᾶσα ἡ γερουσία τῆς πόλεως ἐκείνης οἱ ἐγγίζοντες τῷ τραυματίᾳ νίψονται τὰς χεῖρας ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν τῆς δαμάλεως τῆς νενευροκοπημένης ἐν τῇ φάραγγι·

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 26:6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
• Psalms 73:13Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.
• Psalms 51:2Wash me clean of my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.
• Job 9:30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
• Psalms 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
• Matthew 27:24–25When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but that instead a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd. “I am innocent of this man’s blood,” he said. “You bear the…
• Jeremiah 2:22Although you wash with lye and use an abundance of soap, the stain of your guilt is still before Me,” declares the Lord GOD.
• Hebrews 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
• Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
• Psalms 51:7Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

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